Aelita
Aelita is a name with multiple cultural origins: Literature, Russian, Latvian.
- Literature
- Russian
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Aelita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aelita is a name with multiple cultural origins: Literature, Russian, Latvian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Literature
- Russian
- Latvian
The Story of Aelita
Aelita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2006, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 15 Aelitas were born — ranking #7,280 that year. As of 2026, Aelita ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 95 Aelitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aelita
Aelita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Aelita's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,280. Use the chart and map above to compare Aelita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.